Ione Breth, 78

Ione Breth, a resident of Upsala, passed away Aug. 3, 2013, at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany.

A Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday, Aug. 6, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala, with Father John Odero officiating, Burial was in the parish cemetery following the service.

Ione was born Feb. 19, 1935, in Richmond to John and Eleanor (Ludwig) Braegelmann. She married Reinhard Breth, May 31, 1955, in Richmond. She was a nurse’s aide for the St. Cloud Hospital and a homemaker. She and her husband farmed together for over 35 years and raised 10 children. She enjoyed rug weaving. Ione was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala. She was a religion teacher, a Eucharistic minister and was also a member of the Christian Mothers and Legion Auxiliary in Upsala.